Legal marijuana only on sale in 10 Dutch towns from next April
1 month ago

Legal marijuana only on sale in 10 Dutch towns from next April

Dutch News  

The 10 Dutch cities that are taking part in the ongoing regulated marijuana experiment will only have legally-produced types of the soft drug on sale from April next year. Justice minister David van Weel said on Tuesday that the green light had been given for the experiment to continue and that means 10 towns and cities will say goodbye to illegal supplies. The experiment aims to phase out the Dutch gedoog policy that has decriminalised the possession of small amounts of cannabis and licenced sales outlets, but makes it illegal to produce and sell in bulk. Breda’s mayor Paul Delpa, one of the main campaigners for a regulated system, told Dutch News last year the experiment is fundamentally about safety.

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Regulated cannabis supply chain experiment to enter new phase in April 2025
1 month ago

Regulated cannabis supply chain experiment to enter new phase in April 2025

NL Times  

Starting April 7, 2025, coffee shops in ten Dutch municipalities participating in the regulated cannabis supply chain experiment will be required to sell only cannabis products sourced from official, licensed growers. Since June 2024, coffee shops in Breda, Tilburg, and eight additional municipalities—Groningen, Zaanstad, Almere, Arnhem, Nijmegen, Voorne aan Zee, Heerlen, and Maastricht—have been allowed to sell both regulated and …

Majority of Dutch in favor of legalized cannabis cultivation, sales
9 months, 1 week ago

Majority of Dutch in favor of legalized cannabis cultivation, sales

NL Times  

Six in ten Netherlands residents believe that the production, supply, and sale of cannabis and hashish should be legal. It is currently prohibited to grow cannabis, and growers are also not allowed to supply coffee shops, but the government tolerates the sale. For a while, it was uncertain whether the project would continue at all, because the PVV wanted to …

Shops in 2 Dutch cities start selling legally grown cannabis in an experiment to regulate pot trade
1 year ago

Shops in 2 Dutch cities start selling legally grown cannabis in an experiment to regulate pot trade

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A paradox at the heart …

Dutch cannabis policy example of 'how not to do it', says German minister
1 year, 8 months ago

Dutch cannabis policy example of 'how not to do it', says German minister

Dutch News  

Germany is legalising cannabis use, with the Dutch policy as an example ‘of how not to do it’, German health minister Karl Lauterbach has told broadcaster NOS. Coffee shops, where the Dutch can buy cannabis in limited quantities for private use, are not part of the German plans which include allowing people to grow their own small amount of cannabis …

Dutch cannabis policy example of 'how not to do it', says German minister
1 year, 8 months ago

Dutch cannabis policy example of 'how not to do it', says German minister

Dutch News  

Germany is legalising cannabis use, with the Dutch policy as an example ‘of how not to do it’, German health minister Karl Lauterbach has told broadcaster NOS. Coffee shops, where the Dutch can buy cannabis in limited quantities for private use, are not part of the German plans which include allowing people to grow their own small amount of cannabis …

"How not to do it," German Minister says about Dutch approach to cannabis
1 year, 8 months ago

"How not to do it," German Minister says about Dutch approach to cannabis

NL Times  

“We took the Dutch model as an example of how not to do it,” German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach told NOS shortly after Germany announced its plans to legalize cannabis. “A combination of disadvantages.” Lautenbach said that his country doesn’t want anything like coffeeshops, with salespeople interested in selling as much cannabis as possible. “The goal of keeping people away …

Amsterdam BANS cannabis from its famous red light district
1 year, 11 months ago

Amsterdam BANS cannabis from its famous red light district

Daily Mail  

Restaurants and bars will have to close by 2am and sex workers' venues by 3am Amsterdam will soon ban cannabis from its famous red light district as part of new regulations by the city. The new laws, which were announced yesterday, will be in force from mid-May and aim to improve residents' quality of life as they have long complained …

Dutch marijuana growing experiment runs into more delays
2 years, 2 months ago

Dutch marijuana growing experiment runs into more delays

Dutch News  

Marijuana growers who have been selected to take part in the government’s controlled cultivation trials have told the cabinet that they will not be ready to start early next year as the government intends, the NRC reported on Thursday. Since then, however, the experiment has been beset by problems, not least of which was the refusal of any of the …

Dutch marijuana growing experiment runs into more delays
2 years, 2 months ago

Dutch marijuana growing experiment runs into more delays

Dutch News  

Marijuana growers who have been selected to take part in the government’s controlled cultivation trials have told the cabinet that they will not be ready to start early next year as the government intends, the NRC reported on Thursday. Since then, however, the experiment has been beset by problems, not least of which was the refusal of any of the …

Growers doubtful about Dutch gov't plan to start regulated cannabis experiment next year
2 years, 2 months ago

Growers doubtful about Dutch gov't plan to start regulated cannabis experiment next year

NL Times  

Five years after the Rutte III Cabinet added the regulated cannabis cultivation experiment to its coalition agreement, the Rutte IV Cabinet plans to start the experiment in the second quarter of next year. But the participating growers called that unfeasible in a letter sent to Ministers Ernst Kuipers of Public Health and Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius of Justice and Security, NRC reports. …

Netherlands' regulated cannabis experiment postponed again
2 years, 9 months ago

Netherlands' regulated cannabis experiment postponed again

NL Times  

The Netherlands' experiment with regulated cannabis cultivation has been delayed again. According to the Ministers, it is taking longer than expected to get to the point "when the quantity, quality, and diversity" of the legally grown cannabis is sufficient to supply the participating coffeeshops with enough stocks. The Ministers now hope to start the "transitioning phase" of the experiment in …

Dutch legal cannabis cultivation trial stalled
3 years, 6 months ago

Dutch legal cannabis cultivation trial stalled

NL Times  

The Dutch pilot program to test the legalization of the production of cannabis could be delayed. Ten cities were set to take part on the pilot, set to kick off this autumn, but “too many uncertainties” remain, Arnhem Mayor Ahmed Marcouch wrote in a letter to city council. Marcouch explained that the growers needed more time to be able to …

Netherlands-approved cannabis goes on sale from 2020 in plain wrappers
5 years, 3 months ago

Netherlands-approved cannabis goes on sale from 2020 in plain wrappers

NL Times  

The cannabis involved in the Netherlands' regulated cultivation experiment will be sold in "unattractive" and plain packaging. This is to make sure that people "who weren't planning" to use cannabis aren't tempted into trying it by interesting wrappers, NRC reports based on a proposal that contains the rules for the experiment. During the four-year experiment, all the coffeeshops in these …

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